Deadline: 14-May-21
The British Institute in Eastern Africa (BIEA) is inviting applications for its small Thematic Research Grants to support early career researchers and scholars in eastern Africa and is keen to fund small projects that lay the ground for larger projects.
The BIEA invites applications for funding for original research projects in any discipline in the humanities and social sciences in eastern Africa. Projects that fall outside of these disciplinary areas are not considered. However, projects in Africa beyond eastern Africa may be considered.
Priority Areas
Priority is given to researchers based in the UK or eastern Africa.
- Epidemics, pandemics and epizootics
- Citizens and science
- Knowing environments
- Technologies of politics
- Urban lives
- Retelling the past
Funding Information
- Grants are normally between £500 and £1,000, but up to £1,500 may be awarded.
Eligibility Criteria
- The BIEA seeks to support early career researchers and scholars in eastern Africa, and is keen to fund small projects that lay the ground for larger projects.
- Researchers may include postgraduate students in eastern African or the UK; people who have not followed conventional research careers but whose local knowledge or contacts make them well-fitted to conduct high quality research; and/or collaborative projects which might involve more established scholars but where the resources are ring-fenced for early career or Africa-based project partners.
- The grant defines eastern Africa as stretching from Sudan down to Mozambique, and Zambia across to Madagascar. The grant particularly welcome applications from researchers or research teams who have limited access to other sources of funds, and which engage with one or more of the thematic areas.
For more information, visit Call for Applications.
